Best of Sonoma Valley: Brunch

[caption id="attachment_63473" align="aligncenter" width="420"] The "Ace of Spades" with homemade lemonade at Fremont Diner (Photo: Sarah Stierch)[/caption] Nothing helps you recover from a long night out (or in) like brunch at the Fremont Diner. Brunch is served all day, every day. With Carneros-centric wines, enjoy... Continue

Best of Sonoma Valley 2015: Food & wine pairing

[caption id="attachment_56189" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Food pairing at Corner 103 ties Mayo Family Wines for the best in the Valley (Photo: Sarah Stierch)[/caption] It's a tie - one newbie and one with a new chef! Corner 103 (103 W. Napa St., Sonoma | 931-6141 | corner103.com)... Continue

Best of Sonoma Valley 2015: Best takeover

[caption id="attachment_63454" align="aligncenter" width="249"] Tasty margaritas, updated bar, and improved food at La Casa (Photo: Sarah Stierch)[/caption] In November, a group of Sonoma Valley Sherpas became the new owners of the legendary La Casa Restaurant. The Mexican restaurant opened in 1967, and remains one of... Continue

Best of Sonoma Valley 2015: Best date night

[caption id="attachment_63459" align="aligncenter" width="420"] A magical way to wrap up a date - Dom Perignon at Sigh (Photo: Sigh)[/caption] Start the early evening out at a tasting at Pangloss Cellars (35 E. Napa St., Sonoma | 933-8565 | panglosscellars.com). The hottest tasting room on the... Continue

Weekend Warriors: Super Bowl edition

It's Super Bowl time! Even if you don't care about football, you'll most likely be watching. Here's my top picks on where to grab grub to take home with or watch the game. [caption id="attachment_63088" align="aligncenter" width="291"] Enjoy Pinot and pig at Victor Hill's Cellar... Continue

Happy Hour Sonoma style: Mary’s Pizza Shack

[caption id="attachment_62994" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Happy hour at Mary's Pizza Shack - bring it on.[/caption] With the start of a new year, comes a start of a new back of happy hour reviews in Sonoma Valley! I grabbed a group of girlfriends and checked out one... Continue

Weekend Warrior picks: 1/29

January is over, rain is abundant, and Sonoma Valley's Olive Festival comes to a tasty close. What are you doing this weekend? Here are my suggestions: Friday, January 29 [caption id="attachment_62885" align="aligncenter" width="352"] Breakfast at Harvest Moon. Yum. (Photo: Sarah Stierch)[/caption] Have breakfast at Harvest... Continue

Sonoma Grille launches happy hour

[caption id="attachment_62444" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Happy Hour runs Mon-Thur at Sonoma Grille (Photo: Sonoma Grille)[/caption] The newest restaurant in Sonoma Valley has joined the happy hour scene. Sonoma Grille is offering up happy hour Monday through Thursday from 3 PM to 5 PM. Beers are $3,... Continue

Get juicy: Juice on the Square opens in Kenwood

[caption id="attachment_62386" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Juice on the Square is now open in Kenwood (Photo: Juice on the Square)[/caption] Santa Rosa-based juice bar and cafe, Juice on the Square, has opened their second location in Kenwood. Juice on the Square makes "cold-pressed" organic juice and nutmilks.... Continue

Now reading: The Food Lab

[caption id="attachment_62356" align="aligncenter" width="343"] Now reading: The Food Lab by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt[/caption] Are you one of those foodies that asks every question possible about a chef's cooking process to the point where you sound like an annoyingly curious 7 year old? Do you find... Continue

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